Global Market: European shares slip as tech stocks decline ahead of Alphabet, Tesla earnings

European shares slipped as the STOXX 600 index fell 0.3 percent to 641.12 points, dragged down by a 1.7 percent decline in technology stocks ahead of Alphabet and Tesla earnings. Energy stocks bucked the trend, rising 0.4 percent after oil prices climbed on Red Sea supply disruption concerns linked to Houthi threats. Among movers, Santander fell 1.3 percent despite a 17 percent rise in Q2 underlying net profit, while Hiab surged over 10 percent on stronger-than-expected order growth.